The Urbanist Podcast: Choosing Among Seattle’s Public Schools
It is spring of 8th Grade in the Dubicki household, so we have been investigating options on where to attend high schools. Seattle Public...
Doubling of Seattle’s School Zone Speed Cameras Likely Delayed to 2025
A plan to dramatically expand Seattle's school zone speed enforcement program hit a snag this week.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) told a...
Op-Ed: Seattle Public Schools Votes to Repeat School Closure Mistake
Last week, the Seattle school board voted to proceed with a plan that could close 20 or more public schools across the city. The plan would worsen the district’s budget woes, student learning outcomes, enrollment decline, racial inequities, and undermine efforts to add missing middle housing and create 15-minute neighborhoods.
Mixed Bag Bills Could Weaken Growth Management Act
Late last month, the Washington State Legislature took rushed steps in passing two bills that deal with the Growth Management Act (GMA). One of...
Where The Streetcar Ended: Greenwood Walking Tour
The recent gas explosion ripped a hole in Greenwood’s heart just as it was entering a new era of economic vibrancy. Greenwood’s many vacant...
Seattle Council Passes Eviction Defense Package
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council passed three bills extending protections for tenants facing the threat of eviction. They also voted unanimously to send a...
Women Shaping Seattle: An Interview With Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca Barnes, FAIA is the University of Washington University Architect and Assistant Vice Provost for Campus & Capital Planning. Rebecca was previously the Chief...
Proposed Digital Equity Bill Needs Support to Increase Broadband Access
For a long time, Washington’s digital divide worried many groups of people who saw its harmful and inequitable effects: librarians, teachers, tribal governments, and...







